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         Blake, Robert, 1599-1657.
      
       
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             A true relation of the late great sea fight as it was sent in a letter to his excellency the Lord General Cromvvell, from Gen. Blake and Gen. Monck. Wherein is a list of what Dutch ships were taken and sunk, with the number of prisoners. Likewise the number of what men were slain and wounded on our side.
             Blake, Robert, 1599-1657.
             Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670.
          
           [2], 6 p.
           
             Printed by Henry Hills, and are to [sic] sold at his house in Py-Corner, and by Thomas Brewster at the three Bibles in Pauls Church-yard,
             London, :
             1653.
          
           
             Annotation on Thomason copy: "June 7th".
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
             Wing has "to be sold" in imprint.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Anglo-Dutch War, 1652-1654 -- Early works to 1800.
           Naval battles -- England -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           A
           TRUE
           RELATION
           Of
           the
           late
           Great
           SEA
           FIGHT
           As
           it
           was
           sent
           in
           a
           Letter
           to
           his
           EXCELLENCY
           THE
           LORD
           GENERAL
           Cromvvell
           ,
           From
           Gen.
           BLAKE
           and
           Gen.
           MONCK
           .
        
         
           Wherein
           is
           a
           List
           of
           what
           
             Dutch
          
           Ships
           were
           taken
           and
           Sunk
           ,
           with
           the
           number
           of
           Prisoners
           .
        
         
           Likewise
           the
           number
           of
           what
           men
           were
           slain
           and
           wounded
           on
           our
           side
           .
        
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             Henry
             Hills
             ,
          
           and
           are
           to
           sold
           at
           his
           house
           in
           
             Py-Corner
             ,
          
           and
           by
           
             Thomas
             Brewster
          
           at
           the
           three
           Bibles
           in
           
             Pauls
          
           Church-yard
           ,
           1653.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           FOR
           HIS
           EXCELLENCY
           THE
           Lord
           Generall
           CROMWELL
           .
        
         
           
             May
             it
             please
             your
             Excellency
             ,
          
        
         
           YOUR
           Lordships
           of
           the
           second
           instant
           ,
           with
           the
           inclosed
           Intelligence
           ,
           we
           this
           day
           received
           ,
           and
           ,
           according
           to
           your
           Excellencies
           apprehensions
           thereon
           ,
           we
           have
           engaged
           with
           the
           
             Dutch
          
           Fleet
           ;
           A
           
           brief
           accompt
           of
           the
           first
           daies
           action
           we
           have
           already
           sent
           unto
           your
           Lordship
           ;
           The
           next
           day
           ,
           being
           the
           third
           instant
           ,
           we
           did
           what
           we
           could
           to
           re-ingage
           them
           ,
           and
           having
           the
           wind
           (
           which
           was
           but
           little
           )
           about
           Noon
           we
           came
           within
           shot
           ;
           After
           four
           houres
           dispute
           with
           them
           ,
           or
           thereabouts
           ,
           they
           endeavoured
           what
           they
           could
           to
           get
           away
           from
           us
           ;
           but
           having
           then
           a
           pretty
           fresh
           gale
           of
           wind
           ,
           we
           pressed
           so
           hard
           upon
           them
           ,
           that
           we
           sunk
           and
           took
           many
           of
           them
           ,
           as
           appears
           by
           the
           inclosed
           List
           ,
           and
           do
           suppose
           we
           should
           have
           destroyed
           most
           of
           them
           ,
           but
           that
           it
           grew
           dark
           ,
           and
           being
           off
           of
           
             Ostend
          
           among
           the
           sands
           ,
           we
           durst
           not
           be
           to
           bold
           ,
           especially
           
           with
           the
           great
           Ships
           ;
           So
           that
           it
           was
           thought
           fit
           we
           should
           Anchor
           all
           night
           ,
           which
           we
           accordingly
           did
           about
           ten
           of
           the
           Clock
           .
        
         
           This
           Morning
           some
           of
           our
           Ships
           descryed
           the
           Enemy
           again
           a
           farre
           off
           ,
           steering
           toward
           the
           
             Willings
             ;
          
           Whereupon
           a
           Councell
           of
           War
           being
           called
           ,
           it
           was
           resolved
           we
           should
           forthwith
           set
           fail
           with
           the
           whole
           Fleet
           towards
           the
           
             VVillings
             ,
          
           so
           farre
           as
           with
           safety
           we
           might
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           range
           along
           the
           Coast
           till
           we
           came
           to
           the
           
             Texell
          
           (
           the
           better
           to
           improve
           the
           present
           Victory
           the
           Lord
           hath
           given
           unto
           us
           )
           unlesse
           we
           shall
           see
           cause
           to
           divert
           
           our
           course
           .
           VVe
           shall
           not
           further
           trouble
           your
           Lordship
           ,
           but
           subscribe
           our selves
        
         
           
             From
             on
             board
             the
             Resolution
             at
             Sea
             off
             of
             
               Ostend
               North
               East
               ,
            
             
               June
               4.
               1653.
               
            
          
           
             Your
             Excellencies
             most
             humble
             Servants
             ,
             
               
                 Robert
                 Blake
                 ,
              
               
                 George
                 Monck
                 .
              
            
          
        
      
       
       
         
           A
           List
           of
           the
           Dutch
           Ships
           taken
           and
           sunk
           ,
           with
           the
           number
           of
           Prisoners
           ;
           Likewise
           the
           number
           of
           men
           slain
           ,
           and
           wounded
           in
           our
           own
           Fleet
           ,
           
             viz.
             
          
        
         
           
             On
             Thursday
             .
          
           
             Four
             or
             five
             Dutch
             Ships
             sunk
             .
          
        
         
           
             On
             Friday
             .
          
           
             Dutch
             Prisoners
             1350.
             
             Whereof
             six
             Captains
             .
          
           
             Dutch
             Ships
             taken
             ,
             11.
             
          
           
             Sunk
             ,
             six
             .
          
           
             Water
             Hoys
             taken
             ,
             two
             .
          
           
             Dutch
             Ships
             blownup
             amongst
             their
             own
             Fleet
             ,
             two
             .
          
           
             Sunk
             by
             that
             Disaster
             ,
             one
             .
          
           
           
             Men
             slain
             in
             our
             own
             Fleet
             ,
             126.
             
          
           
             Whereof
             one
             Captain
             .
          
           
             Wounded
             ,
             236.
             
          
           
             Not
             one
             Ship
             lost
             on
             our
             part
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
    

